Kelsey DeRose – Studying rangeland management
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- DeRose, a UC Davis master's student, is studying the balance between ecological and agricultural outcomes in riparian areas on public grazing land. Her project involves field studies and analysis of riparian grazing practices.
As a master’s degree student at UC Davis, DeRose is focusing on balancing ecological and agricultural production outcomes provided by riparian areas on public grazing allotments. The project involves an observational field study of riparian conditions in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges in California, as well as an analysis of existing research to gauge effectiveness of riparian grazing management practices.
DeRose plans to accomplish this through collaboration with UC Davis faculty, UC Cooperative Extension, the U.S. Forest Service, and local stakeholders. Her goal is to provide hands-on internship opportunities in research (field and laboratory) and extension for UC Davis undergraduates interested in rangeland science.
“The McDonald Scholarship is very important to me because it has given me the opportunity to pursue an M.S. degree and further my career, and to introduce undergraduate students to rangeland science,” said DeRose. “When I graduate, I’m interested in working with an organization such as Cooperative Extension, or a government agency, such as the Forest Service or NRCS, where I can work on current conservation issues and develop scientific results that will have direct effects on land management, policy, and future research.”
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The James Monroe McDonald Endowment, administered by UC ANR, funds our GSR awards.